Sports blocking pad apparatus

1. A sports blocking pad apparatus comprising:

a pad body, the pad body having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side defining a pad cavity;

a pad filling coupled to the pad body, the pad filling being coupled within the pad cavity, the pad filling being shock absorbent;

an X-strap coupled to the pad body, the X-strap comprising:

a first diagonal strap coupled to the pad body, the first diagonal strap being coupled to a top left corner and a bottom right corner of the back side of the pad body; and

a second diagonal strap coupled to the pad body, the second diagonal strap being coupled to a bottom left corner and a top right corner of the back side of the pad body, the second diagonal strap being coupled to the first diagonal strap at an intersection portion of the first diagonal strap and the second diagonal strap;

a plurality of rivets coupled to the X-strap, the plurality of rivets being coupled through the intersection portion; and

a plurality of handle straps coupled to the pad body, each of the plurality of handle straps being coupled to the back side, vertically oriented, and configured to receive a user's hand.

2. The sports blocking pad apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the pad body having a zipper opening extending along a midline of the top side, the right side, and the bottom side through to the pad cavity, a zipper being coupled to the zipper opening to selectively seal and alternatively expose the pad cavity.

3. The sports blocking pad apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a zipper cover coupled to the pad body, the zipper cover foldably covering the zipper.

4. The sports blocking pad apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of handle straps comprising a left handle strap adjacent the left side, a right handle strap adjacent the right side, a top handle strap adjacent the top side, and a bottom handle strap adjacent the bottom side.

5. The sports blocking pad apparatus of claim 4 further comprising each of the top handle strap and the bottom handle strap having an upper stitched area and a lower stitched area coupled to the back side of the pad body, the left handle strap and the right handle strap having a top stitched area, a middle stitched area, and a bottom stitched area coupled to the back side of the pad body to effectively create an upper left handle strap and a lower left handle strap of the left handle strap and an upper right handle strap and a lower right handle strap of the right handle strap.

6. The sports blocking pad apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the first diagonal strap and the second diagonal strap each having a pair of squared outer ends conforming to a perimeter of the back side of the pad body.

7. The sports blocking pad apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of rivets being four rivets coupled adjacent a set of four overlap corners of the intersection portion.

8. A sports blocking pad apparatus comprising:

a pad body, the pad body having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side defining a pad cavity, the pad body having a zipper opening extending along a midline of the top side, the right side, and the bottom side through to the pad cavity;

a zipper coupled to the pad body, the zipper being coupled to the zipper opening to selectively seal and alternatively expose the pad cavity;

a zipper cover coupled to the pad body, the zipper cover foldably covering the zipper;

a pad filling coupled to the pad body, the pad filling being coupled within the pad cavity, the pad filling being shock absorbent;

an X-strap coupled to the pad body, the X-strap comprising:

a first diagonal strap coupled to the pad body, the first diagonal strap being coupled to a top left corner and a bottom right corner of the back side of the pad body; and

a second diagonal strap coupled to the pad body, the second diagonal strap being coupled to a bottom left corner and a top right corner of the back side of the pad body, the second diagonal strap being coupled to the first diagonal strap at an intersection portion of the first diagonal strap and the second diagonal strap, the first diagonal strap and the second diagonal strap each having a pair of squared outer ends conforming to a perimeter of the back side of the pad body;

a plurality of rivets coupled to the X-strap, the plurality of rivets being coupled through the intersection portion, the plurality of rivets being four rivets coupled adjacent a set of four overlap corners of the intersection portion; and

a plurality of handle straps coupled to the pad body, each of the plurality of handle straps being coupled to the back side, vertically oriented, and configured to receive a user's hand, the plurality of handle straps comprising a left handle strap adjacent the left side, a right handle strap adjacent the right side, a top handle strap adjacent the top side, and a bottom handle strap adjacent the bottom side, each of the top handle strap and the bottom handle strap having an upper stitched area and a lower stitched area coupled to the back side of the pad body, the left handle strap and the right handle strap having a top stitched area, a middle stitched area, and a bottom stitched area coupled to the back side of the pad body to effectively create an upper left handle strap and a lower left handle strap of the left handle strap and an upper right handle strap and a lower right handle strap of the right handle strap.